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Expect ramp, lane closures in Perimeter area: GDOT

Map depicts the recommended detour when Lake Forrest Drive is closed at I-285 in Sandy Springs. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Map depicts the recommended detour when Lake Forrest Drive is closed at I-285 in Sandy Springs. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By David Ibata
Jan 21, 2020

More nightly closures and detours are scheduled for interstate ramps and local roads as the reconstruction continues of the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange in the Sandy Springs-Dunwoody-Brookhaven area of North Fulton and DeKalb counties.

All work is "weather permitting" and set for 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Information: https://bit.ly/376haTX

Wednesday-Saturday: Lake Forrest Drive from Allen Road to Northwood Drive, and the ramp from southbound Ga. 400 to westbound I-285, will be closed.

Thursday-Saturday: The ramp from eastbound I-285 to northbound Ga. 400, and one left lane of northbound Ga. 400 from the Glenridge Connector to Hammond Drive, will be closed.

Thursday (overnight): The ramp from northbound Ga. 400 to westbound I-285, and one right lane on westbound I-285 from Peachtree Dunwoody Road to Glenridge Drive, will be closed.

Friday (overnight): Various lanes including the two right and three left lanes of northbound Ga. 400 from Mount Vernon Highway to Spalding Drive will be closed.

Daytime traffic pacing also is expected on all ramps from I-285 to Ga. 400 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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